System Startup, Configuration, and Shutdown Reference Manual (32650-90907)

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Preface
MPE/iX, Multiprogramming Executive with Integrated POSIX, is the latest in a series of forward-compatible
operating systems for the HP 3000 line of computers.
In HP documentation and in talking with HP e3000 users, you will encounter references to MPE XL, the
direct predecessor of MPE/iX. MPE/iX is a superset of MPE XL. All programs written for MPE XL will run
without change under MPE/iX. You can continue to use MPE XL system documentation, although it may not
refer to features added to the operating system to support POSIX (for example, hierarchical directories).
Finally, you may encounter references to MPE V, which is the operating system for HP e3000s, not based on
PA-RISC architecture. MPE V software can be run on the PA-RISC HP e3000 (Series 900) in what is known
as compatibility mode.
In This Book
This manual is your guide to starting, shutting down, and configuring the HP e3000 (Series 900).
• Chapter 1, “Introduction,” provides an overview of system startup, configuration, and shutdown
procedures.
• Chapter 2, “Initiating System Activity,” explains the initial portions of the system bootup procedures
including soft resets, hard resets, system self testing, boot paths and working with AUTOBOOT.
• Chapter 3, “System Startup Functions,” explains the Initial System Loader, starting, updating and
installing the operating system, and how to dump system memory.
• Chapter 4, “Using the System Generator (SYSGEN),” introduces you to SYSGEN and its configurator
modules and explains how to generate a System Load Tape.
• Chapter 5, “Modifying Input/Output (I/O) Configurations,” explains how to use SYSGEN's I/O
Configurator and how to use the IOCONFIG utility to make changes to the input and output devices used
on the system.
• Chapter 6, “Modifying Logging Configurations,” explains how to use the LOG configurator to change the
attributes of user and system logging processes.
• Chapter 7, “Modifying Miscellaneous Configuration Elements,” explains how to configure various system
elements using SYSGEN's MISC configurator.
• Chapter 8, “Modifying System File Configurations,” describes how to use the SYSFILE configurator to
change system libraries, programs, and the system message catalog.
• Chapter 9, “Halting System Activity,” describes how to shut down the system.
• Appendix A, “Using the Access Port (AP),” explains how to enable a remote console and configure a
remote modem port for system support.
• Appendix B, “Startup, Dump, and Shutdown Listings,” lists the console messages you will see during a
successful startup, load, dump and shutdown of the system.
• Appendix C, “Reading Stable Storage and Nonvolatile Memory,” explains how to use the READSS and
READNVM commands to provide information to your Customer Engineer in case of system problems.
• Appendix D, “Default Configurations Used by INSTALL and UPDATE,” explains default configuration
groups.
• Appendix E, “Verifying Attached Devices,” explains two ISL utitilities, IOMAP and ODE.